Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for your personal data is Jared Higgins, Data Controller, PupillagePulse.
Contact: hello@pupillagepulse.co.uk

2. What Data We Collect

Depending on how you use PupillagePulse, we may collect:

• Contact information (e.g. name, email address) when you contact us or create an account.
• Account data (e.g. username, encrypted password).
• User-generated content you post, plus associated metadata.
• Usage data (e.g. pages visited, actions taken, approximate location, device/browser data).
• Cookies and similar technologies for functionality, analytics, and advertising.

3. How We Use Your Data

• Provide and operate the website and its features.
• Maintain security, prevent abuse, and troubleshoot technical issues.
• Improve content, navigation, and user experience.
• Communicate with you (e.g. service notices).
• Show advertising and measure performance.

4. Legal Bases for Processing

Under UK GDPR, we process personal data on one or more lawful bases including consent, contract, legal obligation, and legitimate interests (operating, securing, and improving the platform, and supporting sustainable funding through advertising).

5. Cookies, Analytics, and Advertising

We use cookies and similar technologies to run the site, understand usage, and support advertising. Third-party advertising partners (including Google) may use cookies to serve ads based on visits to this and/or other websites. You can control cookies through your browser settings and, where provided, on-site consent controls.

6. Commercial Use, Sharing, and Sale of Personal Data

PupillagePulse may use personal data for commercial purposes connected to running and sustaining the platform. We may also share or sell certain personal data to third parties in limited circumstances, including to support advertising operations, provide analytics, or enable data-driven services relevant to legal careers (where lawful).

Where we share or sell personal data, we aim to do so transparently, under appropriate contracts, and with safeguards. We will not knowingly sell personal data of children.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, or as required by law. You may request deletion where applicable.

8. International Transfers

Where service providers process data outside the UK, we use appropriate safeguards such as adequacy decisions and/or standard contractual clauses where required.

9. Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you may have rights to access, rectify, erase, restrict, object to, or port your personal data, and to withdraw consent where applicable. To exercise your rights: hello@pupillagepulse.co.uk

10. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date.